Jeff Biro

Rock & jewelry guy, photo taker, avid reader-sometime writer, pseudo-jogger, food lover, world explorer, & honey badger groupie. Occasionally funny, mom said so

[DKGray @TheRealDKGray]

Dave from Alberta, again our
Northern neighbours.

Before we embark on another day of fighting for the end of our Alberta Government’s black ops blackout advertising operation to ruin hockey broadcasts across the nation, a little background.

Unlike Dave from Canmore, I have done stuff. I was the Utilities Consumer Advocate for several years before the Office was neutered.

I’m an economist with 30+ years experience in electricity. I am not an engineer, but I’ve had a lot of them work for me. Some were pretty smart.

The problems we have here stem all the way back to deregulation. During the late 1990s, financial virtualization was all the rage. It led us to a bad market design.

Which was made worse by the PC Government in 2012, when they changed the rules to allow Economic Withholding.

If you understand OPEC, you understand economic withholding.

Hold back some product to drive the price WAY UP for the rest of your sales.

Our producers do this by pricing some product at the cap $1/kW.h driving up prices for the power they do sell

The NDP made an attempt to reform the market, but failed to finish. They did stop EW for a few years.

When the UCP took over, they let it right back in.

Some people think Jason Kenney is really smart.

The people like Jeff who are paying 32 cents per kW.h probably don’t think so.

Anyway, since January 1, 2021 four companies have been allowed to drive up the price FIVE TIMES HIGHER

And blackouts?

Smith was complaining that we had ten “emergencies” last year.

If you wonder how that was caused by future Federal regulations, you are not alone.

The very things that the ads warn about - blackouts and quadruple prices - have already been visited on Alberta electricity consumers.

Help us stop the psychological abuse that comes with being a sentient being in this hillbilly heaven.

Don’t believe a word Smith says on electricity.

She knows what the real problem is. She even said it - once - right after the election.

It’s economic withholding and bad market design.

It’s not Trudeau.

It’s not gas.

It’s definitely not coal.

It’s a callous and disgusting strategy to let four companies hold us all hostage.

And fuck, it makes me angry.

Time to repost something I had taken down after the election.

Thanks for helping us get the focus back on their incompetence by trashing these shitty ads, you absolute beauties.

Dave from St Albert

#BlackoutTheAds

Appropriate (foul) language ahead.

[Rachel Notley @RachelNotley]

Banning new renewable energy projects — exactly as the UCP has done — will only drive up electricity prices further.

New projects = competition.
Competition = lower prices

Why doesn't Danielle Smith care about cutting the costs you pay to keep the lights on in your home?

[soul nate @MNateShyamalan]

Elon Musk, 52, found dead in “tragic” auto-erotic asphyxiation accident
https://t.co/j9YNiH8KwX

[Jeff Biro @JeffBirotweets]

Hunter Biden anyone?

[Acyn @Acyn]

Hannity: How would you feel if they started combing through every aspect of your life in search of a crime and then dragged your children into it simply because they don’t like you or your politics

[Jeff Biro @JeffBirotweets]

@YourAlberta This is such a giant lie, they can't even get us family doctors.

[Jeff Biro @JeffBirotweets]

Elon is a fucking low intellect tool.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Dominoes Effect 🍕

[Jeff Biro @JeffBirotweets]

@blueshirtmama1 So they can privatize it.

[Jeff Biro @JeffBirotweets]

I'm from Alberta and my hip joint is failing. Dr appointment and X-ray was fast. Then it took 2 months to get a referral appointment with a sports medicine DR, then 3 more months to get an MRI, and then waiting 20 months to see a hip replacement surgeon. UNACCEPTABLE wait time

[David Shepherd @DShepYEG]

Today I stood with Angie, an Alberta woman waiting to surgery on her knee.

Last week, she got a letter telling her she’ll be waiting 14-16 months *just to get an assessment.*

That’s right - over a year just for her 1st appointment to determine if she needs surgery. #ableg

[Jeff Biro @JeffBirotweets]

@blueshirtmama1 Our CONSERVATIVE government is gatekeeping, the resources are there, but they are rationing healthcare. For example, I could get the surgery in Canada in 4 weeks if I paid for it. The surgeons are here, but gov refuses to pay to remove backlog. Conservatives want to break...

[Jeff Biro @JeffBirotweets]

@blueshirtmama1 Thank you ❤️ I'm only 10 months into the 20 month wait time for getting the surgery in Canada. Free medical care sometimes means you get what you pay for. Disgraceful really.

[Jeff Biro @JeffBirotweets]

@blueshirtmama1 Thanks friend. I had the surgery in the USA 7 months ago and I'm feeling great!

[Jeff Biro @JeffBirotweets]

Ok hear me out, maybe it's the Nazis and the racist white supremacist assholes you let back on the platform that had something to do with the lack of advertising revenue on Xitter. Elon is not a genius, but he is a conspiracy spouting Nazi loving victim of his own arrogance.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

The Facebook caved to far left pressure groups and now allows them to silently dictate policy in exchange for ad money
https://t.co/9ZeygfO2SQ

[Stormy Daniels @StormyDaniels]

And presidential candidates weren't indicted rapists...yet here we are

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

In 2020, trucking company Yellow received a Trump-approved $700 million taxpayer bailout designed to protect the company's Wall Street investors.

But now, truckers are facing layoffs as the company shutters.

It's socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.

[Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D @RVAwonk]

Here’s the story of how a 37-follower Twitter account seeded a narrative about the Hawaii fires that was picked up by right-wing influencers and then amplified by Russian state media to undermine support for Ukraine.

My latest — a very deep dive:
https://t.co/uQ6SEtXy2E

[Jeff Biro @JeffBirotweets]

And yet we keep voting conservative in Alberta. 🙄

[Rachel Notley @RachelNotley]

We’re making international headlines for all the wrong reasons.

This harms our reputation.

We need to create international headlines that promote Alberta.

https://t.co/9rC85vFtLP.